IL-2 Sturmovik is a World War II combat flight simulator video game and is the first installment in the IL-2 Sturmovik series. focused on the air battles of the Eastern Front. It was named after the Soviet Ilyushin Il-2 ground-attack fighter, which played a prominent role in this theatre and is the single most produced military aircraft design to date. Along with its sequels, IL-2 Sturmovik is considered one of the leading World War II flight simulators.

You can fly as the Soviets or Germans. In addition to familiar combat flight simulator elements such as campaign and single mission options and a host of flyable aircraft for each country, this title adds the ability to turn the flying over to AI and lets you control the rear gunner. The difficulty of the controls is customizable, so you can play IL-2 as a realistic sim or as an arcade shooter.